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September / October 2013

The western states, as a whole, are filled with more scenery than people. There are, of course, pockets of population that skew that logic – Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego, Las Vegas, and a few other cities – and they tend to be very urban areas, filled with views that can be found in cities east or west. But the grandeur of the land away from the cities is what attracts film makers from all over the world.Read more...

Like the rest of the production and post world, the market for original music has turned with the tides, has ebbed and flowed, and has shifted here and there – now possibly to a point where clients again see the value of expanding a budget to include that perfect, signature score.Read more...

Why do you shoot a film or video project in a certain location? Naturally, if the subject is a Las Vegas casino heist, there might be a strong reason to shoot in Las Vegas. But many outdoor-focused films can literally be shot in any state where they have…well, where they have outdoors.Read more...

This unexpectedly successful show about a zombie apocalypse has become a pop culture phenomenon, spawning a talk show (AMC’s Talking Dead), video games and board games, a web-only series, a fan-produced podcast, and a convention.Read more...